Welcome to Creative Hastings - promoting the arts in the beautiful district of Hastings right in the heart of Hawke's Bay.

We invite you to visit the exhibitions in the Hastings Community Arts Centre, located in an absolute gem of a Spanish Mission building in the centre of Hastings City. The arts centre showcases the talent of Hawke's Bay with exhibitions changing every two weeks. Go to the exhibitions link on the left to see our calendar of coming shows.

Events

Creative Hastings presents HBS Bank Summer in the Park
Free concerts - at Cornwall Park Hastings: 3pm
Sunday  12th February: *Country at Cornwall.*
The Fletcher Whanau and  Borderline.
Bring your line dancing gear!

Sunday 19th February: *Legends at Cornwall*
Hear Midlife Crisis, JR and The Mirrors perform.

Sunday 26th February: *Jazz at Cornwall.*
Hawke's Bay Big Swing Band.
Groove to the sound of a live Big Band..join in the swing.
ALSO
*LIVE@5 -  HB Opera House Plaza. 5pm - 7pm
*Brilliant free live entertainment
Great place to meet clients, staff and friend to chat, network and
"chill" in preparation for the weekend.

*Friday Feb 17th &# The Other side of Deco.*
Think Speak easies, Gangsters - Bonnie & Clyde.
Music by Dave Atkin.

*March 16th - Get in touch with your Irish side. Get a little green!

*Friday April 13th: The Perfect Black Friday

        *The Foyer Bar and Opera Kitchen will both be open*

HB Live Poets

Monday February 13^th  - Poetry of Love

Love, Love, Love – It’s all you need.  Naughty or Nice, Fun or Fetish, Consumate or Conned - Love has always been a poem worth writing.  Our AGM starts the evening (see below) and Chocolates will keep it going! 

 Monday March 12^th – 20 year Birthday

It is a special pleasure to welcome our Founding Father, Keith Thorsen as Guest Poet tonight.  Keith is a nationally recognised Performance Poet and most of you will already know just how wonderful his poetry is.  Bring a friend – this night will be one to remember!   Supper provided.

Monday April 9th - Chocolate Fish!

Our famous Chocolate Fish Evening!  Catch yourself a chocolate fish by using one or more of these lines in an original poem.  If your poem is published or performed anywhere else, please remember to acknowledge the source of any lines used.  Thanks to the Committee for choosing!

"at dawn smoke lies like memory above the houses"  from Draughty by Cilla McQueen

 “then one day a letter came” from The Lunger by Robert Service

“light travels slowly from great distances”  from Waka 85 by Robert Sullivan

“yet how beautiful the soft-lit city” from Counterpoint by Lauris Edmond

“things forgotten once dreamed of” from Africa by Alistair Paterson

Hawke’s Bay Live Poets’ Society - 2nd Monday of each month, Feb – Dec.  

Venue: Hastings Community Arts Centre, Russell St, Hastings.  Doors open 7.30pm, poetry starts 8.00pm.  Audience and poets most welcome.  $5 entry and cash bar with wine and juice available.  Please bring a small plate of finger food to share.   

Contact - Carole Stewart 845 0958 or Creative Hastings 878 9447. Committee: Carole Stewart, Jenny Dobson, Marty Smith, Bill Sutton, Marie Dunningham, Dave Sharp.  

Grants

Visit this link for information about the grants we administer for community based arts events. There is also information about Creative Communities grants and a link to Creative New Zealand.